A Dictionary of Color Combinations Vol. 2 continues Sanzo Wada's landmark colour research, presenting 237 historically grounded palettes drawn from Japanese seasonal traditions and early-to-mid-twentieth-century fashion, interior, and graphic design.
About This Book
First published in Japan between 1933 and 1934, Sanzo Wada's original colour combination collection was unprecedented in its field. This second volume revives two subsequent works from 1935–1936 and 1938, gathering 72 colour patterns organised around the Japanese seasons alongside 165 palettes sourced from the design and fashion vernacular of the early-to-mid twentieth century. The result is a colour reference that carries genuine historical authority — not a modern reconstruction, but a direct transmission of period sensibility. For designers, illustrators, photographers, and anyone working with colour as a primary tool, it functions as both practical resource and cultural document.
Key Features
- 336 pages of historically sourced colour palettes and pattern sequences drawn from Japanese seasonal themes and early-to-mid-twentieth-century design
- 72 colour patterns themed on the Japanese seasons and 165 palettes drawn from fashion, interior, and graphic design sources
- Published by Seigensha, 2020
What You'll Discover
- How Sanzo Wada's colour methodology bridges Japanese aesthetic tradition with the broader design language of the early twentieth century
- Seasonal colour logic rooted in Japanese cultural context, offering an alternative to Western-centric colour theory
- Period-accurate palettes from fashion, interior, and graphic design that remain directly applicable to contemporary visual practice
- The evolution of Wada's thinking across two distinct publication periods — 1935–1936 and 1938 — presented within a single cohesive volume
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 336
- Dimensions: 100 x 160mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9784861527722
- Publisher: Seigensha
- Publication Date: 2020
Perfect For: Graphic designers, illustrators, fashion and interior designers, photographers, and visual researchers seeking historically grounded colour reference with a distinctly Japanese sensibility.